10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UPTALK»
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uptalk in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
uptalk and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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English Intonation HB and Audio CD: An Introduction
2.9. Uptalk. Since about 1980 a new use of a rising tone on statements has
started to be heard in English. It is used under circumstances in which a fall
would have been used by an earlier generation (and a fall is still felt to be more ...
2
Issues in Gender Studies Research: 2013 Edition
Women tend to use uptalk more frequently than men do, though the reasons
behind this difference are contested.” The news reporters obtained a quote from
the research from the College of William and Mary, “I use the popular game show
...
3
Why Do Languages Change?
spoke only the vernacular London form called 'Estuary English', with no trace of
uptalk. After only several days at an American summer camp, his daughter was
responding to 'So what did you do today?' as follows. 'Well, we went canoeing on
...
4
Working World 101: The New Grad's Guide to Getting a Job
THe uPTALK Of IT The sky is blue? The grass is green? I am smart? Why the
question marks? It's called uptalk! Listen and you'll hear it. It's the speech pattern
where people say an affirmative sentence but make it sound like a question with
the ...
Bridget Graham, Monique Reidy, 2009
5
Understanding Language through Humor
Not so with uptalk. Here the rising intonation pattern we commonly associate with
questions gets mapped onto statements. In the US, uptalk is strongly associated
with Valley Girl speak (i.e. “Valspeak”) of Southern California, as in: So I went to ...
Stanley Dubinsky, Chris Holcomb, 2011
6
Roots and Wings: Language Attitudes of Professional Women ...
Uptalk, another name for high rising terminal, was coined as one of the “new
words of the year 1993” by the American Dialect Society. Linguist Cynthia
McLermore didn't realize during her study of uptalk in a University of Texas
sorority house ...
Kristina Holland McBride, 2006
7
Communicating Professionally, Third Edition: A How-To-Do-It ...
But more popularly it is known as “uptalk” or “upspeak.” Uptalking has become a
common speech pattern, particularly among young women, though it is by no
means limited to them. George W. Bush used it too—listen to a speech sample at
...
Catherine Sheldrick Ross, Kirsti Nilsen, 2013
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The Linguistics of Football
The 'uptalk' intonational pattern is used in 67% of the total number of declarative
utterances in my oral data corpus (2589 'uptalk' declarative utterances out of a
total number of 3864 declarative utterances). In trying to explain the 'uptalk' ...
9
Essentials of Business Communication
OffiCe insider “Uptalk,”in which sentences sound like questions, makes speakers
seem weak and tentative. “In today's fiercely competitive business arenas,
etiquette and protocol intelligence will distinguish you from the crowd. While this
...
Mary Ellen Guffey, Dana Loewy, 2012
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Understanding Language Use in the Classroom: A Linguistic ...
Linguistic Context: The phenomenon of what is called 'uptalk' has been reported
in the media and seems to be attributed frequently to young women in their teens
to mid-twenties. Linguists call the rise in voice pitch at the end of an utterance ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UPTALK»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
uptalk is used in the context of the following news items.
Naomi Wolf slammed after telling young women to drop 'vocal fry'
On Tuesday, Wolf appeared on CBC Radio's The Current and doubled-down on the idea that mannerisms like vocal fry and uptalk (where sentences end with a ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
Avoid “Uptalk” to Communicate With More Confidence
The awareness of “uptalk” is critical for you if you are in a leadership role or working on getting to that level. How you sound with your statements will determine if ... «Lifehacker, Jul 15»
Young Women Shouldn't Have to Talk Like Men to Be Taken Seriously
Uptalk, in case you've missed several years of media frenzy, is using a rising intonation at the end of a phrase or sentence. What's the matter with that? Well, that ... «Slate Magazine, Dec 14»
VIDEO: Talking While Female
Ah, uptalk. It's when you go up at the end of your sentence? Even when it's not a question? Every once in a while there's pandemonium about uptalk invading ... «NPR, Oct 14»
'Uptalk' may make you fit in but could kill your career
Perhaps none of these trends has sparked the backlash of “uptalk,” the habit of raising your voice slightly at the end of a declarative sentence, transforming it into ... «ConsumerAffairs, Sep 14»
10 theories on how uptalk originated
The Magazine's recent piece on uptalk - the habit of making statements sound like questions - prompted lots of you to email theories of where it started. Here are ... «BBC News, Aug 14»
The unstoppable march of the upward inflection?
Whether it's called the upward inflection, high-rising terminal or simply "uptalk", the habit of making statements sound like questions is a genuine linguistic ... «BBC News, Aug 14»
Does Fixing Uptalk Instill Confidence in Girls, or Is It the Other Way …
Uptalk is that tendency to make statements sound like questions by lilting a bit at the end. Baby talk—which, I fully admit, nauseates me as well—is just what it ... «Slate Magazine, Feb 14»
Stop ending your sentences on a high note: Teachers told to avoid …
The origins of upspeak – also known as uptalk, high rising terminal or Australian question intonation – are unclear. Studies have suggested its roots actually lie ... «Daily Mail, Feb 14»
A Female Senator Explains Why Uptalk Is Part of Women's 'Nature'
As a linguistic stereotype, uptalk has been debunked—boys and girls both use it, and it doesn't just signal docility or uncertainty, as is often assumed. But the ... «The Atlantic, Jan 14»
